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Symphony No. 1 (1868)
Artist:
Bruckner / Bruckner Orchester Linz
Format: CD
New: Available $21.99
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Formats and Editions
1. Allegro
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Scherzo: Schnell - Trio: Langsamer
4. IV. Finale: Bewegt, feurig
More Info:
By his own reckoning, Bruckner began his career as a professional composer when he was thirty-nine years old. With a mere exercise for a symphony under his belt - the unnumbered one in F minor - he was now ready to write his first true symphony. The world was not. First performed in 1868 in Linz - badly - the work flopped and was put aside until nine years and five symphonies later, when it was gently adjusted. A subsequent performance in 1884 was Bruckner's "most successful Viennese performance to date", prompting, perplexingly, a thorough revision that would be the 1891 "Vienna" version. This recording uses the unadulterated 1868 "Linz" version.
